Erica Techo
Members of the Leadership Mountain Brook class of 2016-17 and city officials.
Students in the new class of Leadership Mountain Brook were able to introduce themselves to city leaders at a start of the year reception.
This is the sixth year of the Leadership Mountain Brook program, a program that Mayor Terry Oden helped launch. Amber Benson, sponsor of Leadership Mountain Brook, said this year’s class of students all had excellent interviews. The 20 members of the 2016 class were selected from a pool of students who filled out their applications and underwent the interview.
“I was extremely impressed,” Benson said of the student interviews, “and it was a hard, hard decision to make for the interview panel.”
Oden said he was glad to see a new class of Leadership Mountain Brook students, and said he believed the students would reap lifelong benefits from what they learned over the next several months.
“We consider y’all the crème de la crème of Mountain Brook students,” he said.
Officials from all of the city departments introduced themselves to the students, and then students were given the opportunity to introduce themselves and share what they were excited to accomplish this year. Students said they look forward to learn more about the community, see what happens behind the scenes, make a difference, work together and to see their ideas come to life.
“Congratulations to you,” said Superintendent Dicky Barlow. “You’re going to benefit from this so much, and we’re going to benefit from your ideas.”
Students in this year’s class include:
- Kendall Alby, senior
- Lane Berry, junior
- Mary Frances Bloodworth, senior
- Jennings Briley, senior
- Matthew Bullock, senior
- Will Bundy, junior
- Fredda Cardwell, junior
- Gracie Carmichael, senior
- Isabella DeGaris, junior
- Emily Ferguson, senior
- Madison Gaston, senior
- Sarah Gladney, junior
- Caroline Goings, junior
- Mary Louise Howland, junior
- Sarah Hydinger, junior
- Jonathan Jones, junior
- Rose Levine, senior
- Lily Rucker, senior
- Noelle Thrasher, junior
- Virginia Winn, senior
